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Don Knotts
KNOTTS, Don 1924–2006PERSONALOriginal name, Jesse Donald Knotts; born July 21, 1924, in Morgantown, WV; son of William Jesse and Elsie (maiden name, Moore) Knotts; died February 24, 2006, in Beverly Hills, CA; married Kathryn "Kay" Metz, December 27, 1947 (divorced, c. 1964 or 1969); married Loralee... Read more |
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Nam June Paik
Nam June Paik , 1932-2006, Korean-American artist, b. Seoul. A performance and conceptual artist, Paik worked mainly with video, integrating visual images with music. A characteristic work, Fin de Siecle II (1989-90; Whitney Mus., New York City), incorporates hundreds of television monitors,... Read more |
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Hablot Knight Browne
Hablot Knight Browne , pseud. Phiz, 1815-82, English illustrator. At 21 he was chosen by Charles Dickens to illustrate Pickwick Papers. His success was immediate, and in due course he illustrated many of Dickens's novels as well as works of Harrison Ainsworth and Charles Lever. Browne also... Read more |
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Nukualofa
Nukualofa , town (1986 pop. 21,300), capital and chief port of the Kingdom of Tonga , on the northern coast of Tongatapu island. The city has a deep harbor; copra, bananas, vanilla, and handicrafts are exported. The royal palace and government buildings are in Nukualofa. In 2006 the central... Read more |
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Clayton Williams Energy Inc
Clayton Williams Energy, Inc. ORIGINS ASSET CONSOLIDATION: 1991 CLAYTON WILLIAMS ENERGY IN THE 21ST CENTURY PRINCIPAL SUBSIDIARIES PRINCIPAL COMPETITORS FURTHER READING 6 Desta Drive, Suite 3000Midland, Texas 79705U.S.A.Telephone: (432) 682-6324Fax: (432) 682-1452Web site:... Read more |
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General Employment Enterprises Inc
General Employment Enterprises, Inc. ORIGINS FACING A CRISIS BACKPEDALING IN THE EARLY 21ST CENTURY PRINCIPAL SUBSIDIARIES PRINCIPAL COMPETITORS FURTHER READING 1 Tower Lane, Suite 2100Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois 60181U.S.A.Telephone: (630) 954-0400Fax: (630) 954-0447Web site:... Read more |
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curry
curry [Malayalam], condiment much used in India and elsewhere in Asia and the Middle East, in combination with rice, meat, and a variety of other dishes. It is compounded of such spices as turmeric, fenugreek, cloves, cumin, ginger, black and hot red pepper, and coriander. When the pungent leaf of... Read more |
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Ahmet Zappa
Zappa, Ahmet 1974- (Ahmet Emuukha Rodan Zappa)PersonalBorn May 15, 1974, in Los Angeles, CA; son of Frank Zappa (a musician) and Gail Sloatman (a businesswoman); married Selma Blair (an actress), June, 2004 (divorced June, 2006); children.AddressesHome and office—Los Angeles, CA.CareerMusician,... Read more |
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William James Perry
William James Perry 1927-, U.S. government official, b. Vandergrift, Pa. A Ph.D. in mathematics, former Stanford engineering professor, and founder of a military electronics firm, he served (1977-81) as defense undersecretary for research and development during the Carter administration. Appointed... Read more |
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Man o War
Man o' War 1917-47, American racehorse, by Fair Play out of Mahubah, bred by August Belmont near Lexington, Ky., and owned by Samuel D. Riddle after 1918. A large reddish-colored colt capable of tremendously long strides, he raced only as a two-year-old and three-year-old, but in this short time... Read more |
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Iraq War Declared Over, but War Party Persists - by Ramzy Baroud.
...on October 21, US President...country's infrastructure in a state...in Cairo on June 4, 2009...In a press briefing shortly following...March 2003 and June 2006, 601,027...ambassador here" (Asia Times, October...on October 21, Dalia Dassa... |